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Cloistered

A gripping memoir of life as a nun, a Radio 4 Book of the Week

podle Catherine Coldstream ...

‘Evocative’ Sarah Perry**‘Immersive’ Katherine May‘Profoundly moving’ Mark HaddonDiscover Catherine Coldstream’s compelling account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery.**After the shock of her father’s death, and with the rest of her family scattered, Catherine was left grieving and alone at twenty-four. A search for meaning led her to ... Přečtěte si více

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‘Evocative’ Sarah Perry**‘Immersive’ Katherine May‘Profoundly moving’ Mark HaddonDiscover Catherine Coldstream’s compelling account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery.**After the shock of her father’s death, and with the rest of her family scattered, Catherine was left grieving and alone at twenty-four. A search for meaning led her to
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

podle Atul Gawande ...

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Přečtěte si více

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**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
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Unnatural Causes

Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

podle Dr Richard Shepherd ...

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2... ... Přečtěte si více

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THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2...
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The Whale / A Bright New Boise

podle Samuel D. Hunter ...

Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second ... Přečtěte si více

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Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second
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The In-Between

Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments – THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

podle Hadley Vlahos ...

‘Refreshingly forthright’ New York Times | ‘Extraordinary’ Laura Lynne Jackson | ‘Beautifully written’ Katy Butler | ‘Tender and transformative’ Christie Tate | ‘Meaningful and sublime’ Theresa BrownWhat can life’s final moments teach us about living well today?In this bestselling memoir, palliat... ... Přečtěte si více

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‘Refreshingly forthright’ New York Times | ‘Extraordinary’ Laura Lynne Jackson | ‘Beautifully written’ Katy Butler | ‘Tender and transformative’ Christie Tate | ‘Meaningful and sublime’ Theresa BrownWhat can life’s final moments teach us about living well today?In this bestselling memoir, palliat...
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Queer Necropolitics

Upravil: Jin Haritaworn, Adi Kuntsman, Silvia Posocco ...

Série série Social Justice
This book comes at a time when the intrinsic and self-evident value of queer rights and protections, from gay marriage to hate crimes, is increasingly put in question. It assembles writings that explore the new queer vitalities within their wider context of structural violence and neglect. Moving between diverse geopolitical contexts – the US and the UK, Guatemala and Palestine, the Philippines, ... Přečtěte si více

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This book comes at a time when the intrinsic and self-evident value of queer rights and protections, from gay marriage to hate crimes, is increasingly put in question. It assembles writings that explore the new queer vitalities within their wider context of structural violence and neglect. Moving between diverse geopolitical contexts – the US and the UK, Guatemala and Palestine, the Philippines,
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Post-AIDS Discourse in Health Communication

Sociocultural Interpretations

Upravil: Ambar Basu, Andrew R. Spieldenner, Patrick J. Dillon ...

Série série Routledge Research in Health Communication
This book examines the discourse of a "post-AIDS" culture, and the medical-discursive shift from crisis and death to survival and living. Contributions from a diverse group of international scholars interrogate and engage with the cultural, social, political, scientific, historical, global, and local consumptions of the term "post-AIDS" from the perspective of meaning-making on health, illness, ... Přečtěte si více

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This book examines the discourse of a "post-AIDS" culture, and the medical-discursive shift from crisis and death to survival and living. Contributions from a diverse group of international scholars interrogate and engage with the cultural, social, political, scientific, historical, global, and local consumptions of the term "post-AIDS" from the perspective of meaning-making on health, illness,
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Funeral Customs

Their Origin and Development

podle Bertram S. Puckle ...

First published in 1926, Bertram S. Puckle's “Funeral Customs” is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history and from all over the world. From lost ancient practices to the first graveyards and cemeteries, this volume sheds light on how we as humans have dealt with death and the dead over the ages. Contents include: “The Provisions Of Nature”, “Death ... Přečtěte si více

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First published in 1926, Bertram S. Puckle's “Funeral Customs” is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history and from all over the world. From lost ancient practices to the first graveyards and cemeteries, this volume sheds light on how we as humans have dealt with death and the dead over the ages. Contents include: “The Provisions Of Nature”, “Death
... Přečtěte si více
African Ethics and Death

Moral Status and Human Dignity in Ubuntu Thinking

podle Motsamai Molefe, Elphus Muade ...

Série série Routledge Studies in African Philosophy
This book analyzes the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death.The book first challenges the criticism and rejection of moral status in African philosophy and then continues to consider how moral personhood is defined in African ethical theories, investigating which entities have full moral status or moral ... Přečtěte si více

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This book analyzes the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death.The book first challenges the criticism and rejection of moral status in African philosophy and then continues to consider how moral personhood is defined in African ethical theories, investigating which entities have full moral status or moral
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Time For Lights Out

podle Raymond Briggs ...

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn't like them much.'A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration' ObserverIllustrated with Briggs's inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of ... Přečtěte si více

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In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn't like them much.'A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration' ObserverIllustrated with Briggs's inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of
... Přečtěte si více
Death in Custody

Inquests, Family Participation and State Accountability

podle Dr Jo Easton ...

Death in Custody considers the participation of bereaved families in an inquest following a death in custody. It looks at the legal frameworks governing participation, as well as relevant theories of justice, participation, procedural fairness and grief theory. Interviews were carried out with people with personal experience of complex inquests, including bereaved family members.Participation can ... Přečtěte si více

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Death in Custody considers the participation of bereaved families in an inquest following a death in custody. It looks at the legal frameworks governing participation, as well as relevant theories of justice, participation, procedural fairness and grief theory. Interviews were carried out with people with personal experience of complex inquests, including bereaved family members.Participation can
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Spor

podle Ulrich Horst Petersen ...

"Dødslejets tid er ikke de sorgløses, håbendes tid der er så fortravlet som aldrig før. Med sine sidste kræfter synes den døende magtesløst at sætte sig op mod den forbiilende nutid, der raser fremad mod årtusindskiftet, som om den er angst for at komme for sent til det."Ulrich Horst Petersen ser tilbage på sin mors liv og død og på sin tid sammen med hende. I bogen kredser han om døden og dens ... Přečtěte si více

209,79 Kč

"Dødslejets tid er ikke de sorgløses, håbendes tid der er så fortravlet som aldrig før. Med sine sidste kræfter synes den døende magtesløst at sætte sig op mod den forbiilende nutid, der raser fremad mod årtusindskiftet, som om den er angst for at komme for sent til det."Ulrich Horst Petersen ser tilbage på sin mors liv og død og på sin tid sammen med hende. I bogen kredser han om døden og dens
... Přečtěte si více
Grief in Children

A Handbook for Adults Second Edition

podle Atle Dyregrov ...

This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children provides an accessible overview of children's understanding of death at different ages and gives a detailed outline of exactly how the adults around them can best help them cope.Whether a child experiences the death of a parent, sibling, other relation or friend, or of a classmate or teacher, it is important for those caring for bereaved ... Přečtěte si více

411,19 Kč

This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children provides an accessible overview of children's understanding of death at different ages and gives a detailed outline of exactly how the adults around them can best help them cope.Whether a child experiences the death of a parent, sibling, other relation or friend, or of a classmate or teacher, it is important for those caring for bereaved
... Přečtěte si více
Last Works

Lessons in Leaving

podle Mark C. Taylor ...

A powerful consideration of the lessons imparted in the final works of essential writers and philosophersFor many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark ... Přečtěte si více

585,99 Kč

A powerful consideration of the lessons imparted in the final works of essential writers and philosophersFor many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark
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Uni ja kuolema

podle Uuno Kailas ...

Uuno Kailaan viides runokokoelma "Uni ja kuolema" julkaistiin vuonna 1931 vain kaksi vuotta ennen runoilijan traagista kuolemaa. Kokoelman runot liikkuvat mystisessä välitilassa unen ja kuoleman rajamailla – kuin Kailas olisi aavistanut oman kohtalonsa. ... Přečtěte si více

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Uuno Kailaan viides runokokoelma "Uni ja kuolema" julkaistiin vuonna 1931 vain kaksi vuotta ennen runoilijan traagista kuolemaa. Kokoelman runot liikkuvat mystisessä välitilassa unen ja kuoleman rajamailla – kuin Kailas olisi aavistanut oman kohtalonsa.
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após a perda

As 33 dicas essenciais para lidar com a morte de um ente querido

podle jorge alonso ...

"Depois da Perda: As 33 Dicas Essenciais para Lidar com a Morte de um Ente Querido" é um livro comovente e cheio de sabedoria para quem está lidando com a morte de um ente querido. Escrito por um especialista em luto e em lidar com a perda, este livro fornece conselhos valiosos e baseados na experiência para ajudar as pessoas a lidar com o luto e a caminhar em direção a um futuro mais positivo.O ... Přečtěte si více

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"Depois da Perda: As 33 Dicas Essenciais para Lidar com a Morte de um Ente Querido" é um livro comovente e cheio de sabedoria para quem está lidando com a morte de um ente querido. Escrito por um especialista em luto e em lidar com a perda, este livro fornece conselhos valiosos e baseados na experiência para ajudar as pessoas a lidar com o luto e a caminhar em direção a um futuro mais positivo.O
... Přečtěte si více
Malay Kinship and Marriage in Singapore

podle Judith Djamour ...

Série série LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Dr Djamour spent two years in Singapore, both in the city and in a Malay fishing village, and her first-hand account draws a lively and sympathetic picture of behaviour within the family and between kinsmen. It is nonetheless an important contribution to social anthropology and discusses, as its central topic, the instability of Malay marriage. The causes and consequences of this phenomenon, which ... Přečtěte si více

1 142,35 Kč

Dr Djamour spent two years in Singapore, both in the city and in a Malay fishing village, and her first-hand account draws a lively and sympathetic picture of behaviour within the family and between kinsmen. It is nonetheless an important contribution to social anthropology and discusses, as its central topic, the instability of Malay marriage. The causes and consequences of this phenomenon, which
... Přečtěte si více
Muerte en Murélaga

podle William Douglass ...

Douglas realizó la labor de investigación de los ritos funerarios en Murélaga que sustenta la presente obra, ya un verdadero clásico, guiado por su convencimiento de que "en la sociedad vasca, las respuestas individuales y colectivas a la crisis causada por una muerte ocurrida en la comunidad son tan complejas y ocupan una posición tan destacada en la visión que del mundo tienen los actores, que ... Přečtěte si více

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Douglas realizó la labor de investigación de los ritos funerarios en Murélaga que sustenta la presente obra, ya un verdadero clásico, guiado por su convencimiento de que "en la sociedad vasca, las respuestas individuales y colectivas a la crisis causada por una muerte ocurrida en la comunidad son tan complejas y ocupan una posición tan destacada en la visión que del mundo tienen los actores, que
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The Modern Art of Dying

A History of Euthanasia in the United States

podle Shai J. Lavi ...

How we die reveals much about how we live. In this provocative book, Shai Lavi traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom.Lavi begins with the historical meaning of euthanasia as signifying an "easeful death." Over time, he shows, the term came to mean a death blessed by ... Přečtěte si více

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How we die reveals much about how we live. In this provocative book, Shai Lavi traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom.Lavi begins with the historical meaning of euthanasia as signifying an "easeful death." Over time, he shows, the term came to mean a death blessed by
... Přečtěte si více
Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins

Voicing the Less Dead

podle Francesca Borrione, Heather J. Macpherson, Robert A. Brooks, Jeffrey W. Cohen, Rebecca Frost, Alisha Grech, Abdullah Khoso, Sony Jalarajan Raj, Adith K. Suresh0, Marissa A. Zerangue1 ...

When vulnerable populations are rendered socially invisible, decisions about which cases are amplified and which are neglected reveal deeper hierarchies of value.Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins: Voicing the Less Dead draws on criminal cases, news coverage, and media analysis from around the world to examine the thousands of missing and murdered individuals from marginalized ... Přečtěte si více

1 763,89 Kč

When vulnerable populations are rendered socially invisible, decisions about which cases are amplified and which are neglected reveal deeper hierarchies of value.Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins: Voicing the Less Dead draws on criminal cases, news coverage, and media analysis from around the world to examine the thousands of missing and murdered individuals from marginalized
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Heaven and Hell

podle Emanuel Swedenborg ...

"Heaven and Hell" is Swedenborg’s most popular book and his fullest report of his experiences in the other world. In it he describes heaven, hell, and the world of spirits that lies between them.What happens to us when we die? Are heaven and hell real? If so, what are they like? "Heaven and Hell" contains the answers to these questions as seen by Swedenborg. ... Přečtěte si více

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"Heaven and Hell" is Swedenborg’s most popular book and his fullest report of his experiences in the other world. In it he describes heaven, hell, and the world of spirits that lies between them.What happens to us when we die? Are heaven and hell real? If so, what are they like? "Heaven and Hell" contains the answers to these questions as seen by Swedenborg.
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Motherhood Lost

A Feminist Account of Pregnancy Loss in America

podle Linda L. Layne ...

Nearly 20% of all pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage or stillbirth. Yet pregnancy loss is seldom acknowledged and rarely discussed. Opening the topic to a thoughtful and informed discussion, Linda Layne takes a historical look at pregnancy loss in America, reproductive technologies and the cultural responses surrounding miscarriage. Examining both support groups and the rituals they create ... Přečtěte si více

1 393,17 Kč

Nearly 20% of all pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage or stillbirth. Yet pregnancy loss is seldom acknowledged and rarely discussed. Opening the topic to a thoughtful and informed discussion, Linda Layne takes a historical look at pregnancy loss in America, reproductive technologies and the cultural responses surrounding miscarriage. Examining both support groups and the rituals they create
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No Fixed Abode

Life and Death Among the UK's Forgotten Homeless

podle Maeve McClenaghan ...

‘A conscience-pricking look at the reality of life on Britain’s streets . . . Illuminating, timely and urgent’ – Sunday Times‘A story that desperately needed to be told’ – Michael SheenTony froze to death in the garden of the house he used to own. Aisha dreams of becoming a nurse, but spends night after night seeking a place to sle... ... Přečtěte si více

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‘A conscience-pricking look at the reality of life on Britain’s streets . . . Illuminating, timely and urgent’ – Sunday Times‘A story that desperately needed to be told’ – Michael SheenTony froze to death in the garden of the house he used to own. Aisha dreams of becoming a nurse, but spends night after night seeking a place to sle...
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黑暗中，我們有幸與光同行

podle 許伊妃 ...

1張照片惹哭13萬人！接觸「死亡」，是她的工作日常她身穿黑衣擺渡亡者，更擺渡了家屬的心靈解開一般大眾對殯葬業的誤解與迷思，並於書末提供實用QA，讓人在面對至親離去後的準備能有所了解。以殯葬業人員的眼光讓讀者深入了解這個不熟知，卻是每個人都需要接觸的行業。藉由真實的案例故事，讓人深刻感受到每一個生命殞落帶來的悲傷與溫柔，進一步反省、療癒內心。〈做工不丟臉〉、〈最小的家屬〉感人貼文超過13萬人按讚！許伊妃是網路中常見的漂亮女孩，和大部分的同齡女孩沒什麼不同，她愛玩、愛打扮，從小叛逆，曾經什麼工作都做不超過一個月，直到她接觸了殯葬業，一踏入就待了8年。在這個行業，她看到的不只是生離死別，更多的是勇氣、愛和原諒……◎做工的無名屍，直到最後一刻仍堅守崗位、緊握拳頭；◎年輕兒子車禍過世，父親強忍著眼淚送他最後一程；◎每天陪在奶奶身邊的毛孩子，也是奶奶最親愛的家屬；<b... ... Přečtěte si více

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1張照片惹哭13萬人！接觸「死亡」，是她的工作日常她身穿黑衣擺渡亡者，更擺渡了家屬的心靈解開一般大眾對殯葬業的誤解與迷思，並於書末提供實用QA，讓人在面對至親離去後的準備能有所了解。以殯葬業人員的眼光讓讀者深入了解這個不熟知，卻是每個人都需要接觸的行業。藉由真實的案例故事，讓人深刻感受到每一個生命殞落帶來的悲傷與溫柔，進一步反省、療癒內心。〈做工不丟臉〉、〈最小的家屬〉感人貼文超過13萬人按讚！許伊妃是網路中常見的漂亮女孩，和大部分的同齡女孩沒什麼不同，她愛玩、愛打扮，從小叛逆，曾經什麼工作都做不超過一個月，直到她接觸了殯葬業，一踏入就待了8年。在這個行業，她看到的不只是生離死別，更多的是勇氣、愛和原諒……◎做工的無名屍，直到最後一刻仍堅守崗位、緊握拳頭；◎年輕兒子車禍過世，父親強忍著眼淚送他最後一程；◎每天陪在奶奶身邊的毛孩子，也是奶奶最親愛的家屬；<b...
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Cloistered

Being Mortal

Unnatural Causes

The Whale / A Bright New Boise

The In-Between

Queer Necropolitics

Post-AIDS Discourse in Health Communication

Funeral Customs

African Ethics and Death

Time For Lights Out

Death in Custody

Spor

Grief in Children

Last Works

Uni ja kuolema

após a perda

Malay Kinship and Marriage in Singapore

Muerte en Murélaga

The Modern Art of Dying

Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins

Heaven and Hell

Motherhood Lost

No Fixed Abode

黑暗中，我們有幸與光同行